hautbois d'amour
Definition of the French term hautbois d'amour in music:
- oboe d'amore
- organ reed stop of 8' pitch designed to imitate the sound of an oboe d'amore (equivalent to "Oboe d'Amore" in English, German, and Italian)
Language
French
Singular
hautbois d'amour
Plural
hautbois d'amour
Abbreviation
Hb. d'am.
Alt. abbreviations
Htb. d'am.Htbs. d'am.
Musical examples
Music scores that include hautbois d'amour:
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor (1730) Page 1
- Maurice Ravel: Boléro (1928) Page 1
Related terms
French musical terms related to hautbois d'amour:
- amour – love...
- de – of, from, by, with
- hautbois – oboe...
- hautbois baroque – Baroque oboe
- hautbois baryton – bass oboe
- hautbois de chasse – oboe da caccia
- hautbois piccolo – piccolo oboe...
- taille – alto oboe (Baroque tenor oboe in F)...
- taille de hautbois – alto oboe (Baroque tenor oboe in F)